Electrical connector assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022271455-A1
Application number	US-202217679468-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 24, 2022
Priority date	Feb 24, 2021
Publication date	Aug 25, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical plug connector and an electrical receptacle connector corresponding to the electrical plug connector. The electrical plug connector includes a plug insulated housing as well as plug terminals and buckling portions on the plug insulated housing. The electrical receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulated housing as well as receptacle terminals and locking components on the receptacle insulated housing. The locking components at the two sides of the electrical receptacle connector are firmly buckled with the buckling portions at the two sides of the electrical plug connector. Therefore, during the use of the electrical connector assembly, the electrical plug connector can be prevented from detaching off the electrical receptacle connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
an electrical plug connector comprising a plug insulated housing, a plurality of plug terminals, and a plurality of buckling portions, wherein the plug terminals are at the plug insulated housing, and the buckling portions are at two sides of the plug insulated housing; and an electrical receptacle connector comprising a receptacle insulated housing, a plurality of receptacle terminals, and a plurality of locking components, wherein the receptacle terminals are at the receptacle insulated housing and correspond to the plug terminals, and each of two sides of the receptacle insulated housing has a positioning portion; each of the locking components comprises a locking member and an elastic member; the locking member is pivotally connected to the positioning portion, the elastic member is at the positioning portion to push against the locking member, and each of the locking members of the electrical receptacle connector is buckled with a corresponding one of the buckling portions of the electrical plug connector.

2 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical receptacle connector comprises a plurality of shells, and the shells are positioned at the two sides of the receptacle insulated housing and cover the locking components.

3 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 2 , wherein each of the shells of the electrical receptacle connector comprises a pivoting portion and an abutting portion; each of the two sides of the receptacle insulated housing has a shaft portion pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the locking members, the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the shaft portion and leans against the locking member, and the abutting portion leans against the locking member.

4 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical plug connector comprises a plurality of fixation members, and the fixation members cover the two sides of the plug insulated housing; each of the buckling portions comprises a buckling hole and a recessed portion; each of the buckling holes is at a corresponding one of the fixation members, the recessed portions are at two side walls of the plug insulated housing, and each of the locking members is buckled with a corresponding one of the buckling holes and a corresponding one of the recessed portions.

5 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the locking members of the electrical receptacle connector comprises a pivoting shaft, an engaging portion, an insertion portion, and a pressing portion; the insertion portion is inserted into the elastic member, the engaging portion and the insertion portion are respectively at two sides of the pivoting shaft, and the pressing portion is exposed from the receptacle insulated housing.

6 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the pressing portion of the electrical receptacle connector has a trident structure, and the trident structure has a plurality of bent blocks extending toward different directions.

7 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the engaging portion of the electrical receptacle connector has a guiding portion, the fixation member of the electrical plug connector has a curved portion, and the guiding portion is in contact with the curved portion.

8 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle insulated housing of the electrical receptacle connector comprises a mating groove receiving the plug insulated housing of the electrical plug connector; each of the positioning portions of the electrical receptacle connector has a groove and a limiting slot, each of the grooves receives a corresponding one of the locking components and is in communication with the mating groove, and each of the limiting slots is at an inner side of a corresponding one of the grooves and receives a corresponding one of the elastic members.

9 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein one end of the locking component is selectively at a buckled position of the mating groove or an unlocked position of the groove; when the end of the locking component is at the buckled position, the end of the locking component is buckled with the buckling portion of the electrical plug connector; when the end of the locking component is at the unlocked position, the end of the locking component is detached from the buckling portion of the electrical plug connector.

10 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the end of the locking component is moved between the buckled position and the unlocked position by rotating.

11 . An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
an electrical receptacle connector comprising: a receptacle insulated housing, a plurality of receptacle terminals; and a plurality of locking components, wherein the receptacle terminals are at the receptacle insulated housing; each of two sides of the receptacle insulated housing has a positioning portion; each of the locking components comprises a locking member and an elastic member; the locking member is pivotally connected to the positioning portion, the elastic member is at the positioning portion to push against the locking member, and each of the locking members of the electrical receptacle connector is buckled with a corresponding one of buckling portions of an electrical plug connector.

12 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the electrical receptacle connector comprises a plurality of shells, and the shells are positioned at the two sides of the receptacle insulated housing and cover the locking components.

13 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 12 , wherein each of the shells of the electrical receptacle connector comprises a pivoting portion and an abutting portion;
each of the two sides of the receptacle insulated housing has a shaft portion pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the locking members, the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the shaft portion and leans against the locking member, and the abutting portion leans against the locking member.

14 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the electrical plug connector comprises a plug insulated housing, a plurality of plug terminals, the plurality of buckling portions and a plurality of fixation members, wherein the plug terminals are at the plug insulated housing, and the buckling portions are at two sides of the plug insulated housing; the fixation members cover the two sides of the plug insulated housing; each of the buckling portions comprises a buckling hole and a recessed portion;
each of the buckling holes is at a corresponding one of the fixation members, the recessed portions are at two side walls of the plug insulated housing, and each of the locking members is buckled with a corresponding one of the buckling holes and a corresponding one of the recessed portions.

15 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 11 , wherein each of the locking members of the electrical receptacle connector comprises a pivoting shaft, an engaging portion, an insertion portion, and a pressing portion; the insertion portion is inserted into the elastic member, the engaging portion and the insertion portion are respectively at two sides of the pivoting shaft, and the pressing portion is exposed from the receptacle insulated housing.

16 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1

Assignees

• Advanced Connectek Inc

Inventors

• Meng Ta-Teh
• Shi Mei
• Liang Ya-Ping
• Li xu-kun
• Liu Meng
• Xu bo-wen
• Wu Jia-Ying
• Ge Man

Classifications

• H01R13/639

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R12/716 Primary

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R13/627

  Snap or like fastening · CPC title

• H01R24/00

  Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure (contact members H01R13/02; securing contact members in or to a base or case or insulating of contact members H01R13/40; bases or cases H01R13/46; means for supporting coupling part when not engaged H01R13/60; means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement H01R13/62; means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling H01R13/64) · CPC title

• H01R13/6275

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title